• Habahnow@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    So many bites next to each other could be a bed bug. My understanding is that they’ll leave little black dots around the bites as well. Did you see any before? Otherwise, any of mosquitoes, or fleas.

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      3 days ago

      Bed bugs are usually in a straight line (they follow your veins). Could this be something other than an insect bite?

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        3 days ago

        I had what i suspected were bed bug bites and a few times they would bite in a cluster somewhat similar to this. I moved out of that apartment and haven’t noticed any bites since but never actually confirmed i had bed bugs.

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            2 days ago

            It depends where they are, how well you cleaned, and what you got rid of, probably some luck too. In my case bites were not frequent at all. There are methods to kill them without chemicals by subjecting them to certain temperatures as well.

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              You can also just sprinkle diatomaceous earth around. That shit kills ‘em dead by piercing their exoskeleton and dehydrating them.

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                Yeah that’ll work slowly and is better for making perimeters or when the infestation is mild. Once it’s settled in you need heat treatment and everything that can’t be heated needs frozen for two weeks or rinsed in alcohol. If you act sane about this they’ll come back until you stop.